Tukuk-OS📅 July 1
24 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2008 — Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.
2008 riot in MongoliaUlaanbaatar2008 Mongolian parliamentary election
- 2002 — Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collided in mid-air over Überlingen, Germany, killing all 71 people aboard both aircraft.
- 1999 — Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Devolution in the United KingdomScottish OfficeScottish Parliament
- 1983 — A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet crashed into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea, killing all 23 people on board.
- 1979 — Sony introduced the Walkman, a portable audio player that changed listening habits by offering users the ability to play one's own choice of music.
- 1970 — The Belfast Banking Company, which issued banknotes in Northern Ireland, merged with its rival Northern Bank.
Belfast Banking CompanyBanknotes of Northern IrelandDanske Bank (Northern Ireland)
- 1960 — Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
- 1959 — B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state.
B. Anthony StewartList of National Geographic cover stories (1959 and 1960s)Flag of the United States
- 1948 — The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport.
- 1940 — Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
- 1935 — The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park.
- 1927 — The Singapore Improvement Trust was founded to oversee the construction of public housing in Singapore, where more than three quarters of residents live.
- 1922 — Seven of the sixteen American railroad labor organizations staged a nationwide strike (striking workers pictured) that lasted two months.
List of American railway unionsGreat Railroad Strike of 1922
- 1921 — Yan Ruisheng (advertisement pictured), the first full-length Chinese film, is released in Shanghai.
- 1916 — First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the bloodiest day in the British Army's history, with 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 deaths.
- 1874 — The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
- 1862 — American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia.
- 1849 — Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
- 1841 — Thomas Lempriere and James Clark Ross carved a sandstone marker on Tasmania's Isle of the Dead, one of the oldest benchmarks for measuring sea level rise.
- 1782 — American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (depicted).
American Revolutionary WarPrivateerRaid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782)
- 1690 — Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the Williamite War in Ireland.
- 1643 — The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
- 1523 — Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels (pictured), becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.
- 692 — Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
Births
- 2004 — Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer
- 2004 — Alejandro Garnacho, Spanish-Argentine footballer
- 2003 — Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
- 2003 — Storm Reid, American actress
- 2001 — Chosen Jacobs, American actor and singer
- 2001 — Theo, South Korean singer-songwriter
- 2000 — Lalu Muhammad Zohri, Indonesian sprinter
- 1998 — Chloe Bailey, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1998 — Susan Bandecchi, Swiss tennis player
- 1998 — Aleksandra Golovkina, Lithuanian figure skater
- 1996 — Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater
- 1995 — Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo, Belgian footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1931)
- 2025 — Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host (born 1935)
- 2024 — Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist (born 1936)
- 2024 — Robert Towne, American screenwriter (born 1934)
- 2023 — Dilano van 't Hoff, Dutch race car driver (born 2004)
- 2021 — Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer (born 1939)
- 2019 — Bogusław Schaeffer, Polish composer (born 1929)
- 2016 — Robin Hardy, English author and film director (born 1929)
- 2015 — Val Doonican, Irish singer and television host (born 1927)
- 2015 — Czesław Olech, Polish mathematician and academic (born 1931)
- 2015 — Nicholas Winton, English lieutenant and humanitarian (born 1909)
- 2014 — Jean Garon, Canadian economist, lawyer and politician (born 1938)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Aaron (Catholic Church and Syriac Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
- Christian feast day: Junípero Serra
- Christian feast day: Julius and Aaron
- Christian feast day: Leontius of Autun
- Christian feast day: Oliver Plunkett
- Christian feast day: Servanus
- Christian feast day: Veep
- Christian feast day: July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (removed from official Roman Catholic calendar since 1969)
- Armed Forces Day (Singapore)
- Bobby Bonilla Day (United States)
- Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day (Canada)
- Children's Day (Pakistan)
- Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (China)
- Day of Officials and Civil Servants (Hungary)
- Doctors' Day (India)
- Emancipation Day (Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius)
- Engineer's Day (Bahrain, Mexico)
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment DayHong Kong
- Independence Day (Burundi), celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962.
- Independence Day (Rwanda)
- Independence Day (Somalia)
- International Tartan Day
- July Morning (Bulgaria)
- Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname)
- Madeira Day (Madeira, Portugal)
- Moving Day (Quebec) (Canada)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day
- Republic Day (Ghana)
- RONPhos Handover Day (Nauru)
- Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana)
- Territory Day (British Virgin Islands)
- Territory Day (Northern Territory, Australia)
- The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)
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